mythos

Meaning

Noun

• Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
• A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.
• A set of assumptions or beliefs about something.
• A recurring theme; a motif.

Related

Similar words

• mythus

Origin

• Borrowed from Late Latin mȳthos ("myth"), from Ancient Greek μῦθος ("report, tale, story"). myth.
• The plural form mythoi is from Ancient Greek μῦθοι, and the form mythoses from mythos -es.